On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 07:39:04AM -0600, Kent West wrote: > Michael Pobega wrote: > > On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 08:52:27AM +0100, Joe Hart wrote: > > > >> Please don't start talking about gas prices. It makes me think about > >> how much we get ripped off at the pumps. Current price is 1.40 Euro per > >> liter. Do the math: 1.3 Euro = 1 Dollar. 3.8 liter = 1 US Gallon. > >> > > > > That's pretty cheap. I live in New York and gasoline up here is $2.30 > > or so per gallon. > > > > You missed the math. Joe's price of $1 is per _liter_, not gallon. He's > paying almost $4 per gallon, while you're paying $2.30. I have a hard > time calling that "cheap". > > Now, how would one do this calculation in OO.o Calc? Or Gnumeric? Or > maybe some other Debian math-y proggie? Maybe, how would one draw a > graph comparing the two prices? >
Ah, right. I'm not used to using the metric system, so I usually assume that everything is in American measurements. $4 per gallon though? That's amazing. I can't believe anyone can be allowed to change that much for gas, it's highway robbery -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]